Once you've mastered storing and sharing your photos, you may want to touch up the red eye in a shot, or create a greeting card out of another.

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Red chutney scorches the mouth with garlic and chili powder (and maybe a touch of tamarind), while the green stuff tingles the lips with green chilis, cilantro and mint.

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It would also have more than a touch of irony, since the Saarland is the base of Mr Lafontaine, matchmaker to the pink-red get-together in Mecklenburg.

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